It's not the crank set that's flexing when you exert force on the spindle via an allen wrench, or even the BB itself, but rather primarily the rear stays. Adding a stiffer crankset would actually increase the flexing, as more of the pedaling forces would be transitted to the frame rather than being dissipated in flexing of the crank arms/spider/chainwheels.
Last edited by cny-bikeman; 01-24-13 at 06:58 PM.